Stuck on low battery - 4.4 Kitkat update problem

I am not experienced with smart phones and therefore would like to seek your advice/assistance regarding an issue that came up with my S 4 GT-I9505 International.

What happened:

- The 4.4 Kitkat update came out on my phone through my provider (Rogers, Canada)
- I downloaded the update via Wifi and began its installation at a relatively low battery
- During the update, precisely after the reboot while the % bar with the android guy was filling up, I plugged in my phone to ensure it would not die (wall outlet)
- Coming back to the phone after some time I noticed it was OFF

My phone is the international version, unlocked and was going to be sent to Europe (Portugal) based on the language of the manual and the fact that it came with a North American adapter.

What I have done since then:

- The phone turns on and the Samsung words appear on the screen with the model number and then it goes BLACK

- When plugged in, it turns on and shows the ''very low'' battery symbol and stays like that

- It is recognized through USB but does not connect to Kies

I have done the factory restore and cache wipes, those work fine. But when I do go to reboot the device I notice that "Error!" appears under the little android guy momentarily before booting up.

I am not experienced with smart phones and therefore would like to seek your advice/assistance regarding an issue that came up with my S 4 GT-I9505 International.

What happened:

- The 4.4 Kitkat update came out on my phone through my provider (Rogers, Canada)
- I downloaded the update via Wifi and began its installation at a relatively low battery
- During the update, precisely after the reboot while the % bar with the android guy was filling up, I plugged in my phone to ensure it would not die (wall outlet)
- Coming back to the phone after some time I noticed it was OFF

My phone is the international version, unlocked and was going to be sent to Europe (Portugal) based on the language of the manual and the fact that it came with a North American adapter.

What I have done since then:

- The phone turns on and the Samsung words appear on the screen with the model number and then it goes BLACK

- When plugged in, it turns on and shows the ''very low'' battery symbol and stays like that

- It is recognized through USB but does not connect to Kies

I have done the factory restore and cache wipes, those work fine. But when I do go to reboot the device I notice that "Error!" appears under the little android guy momentarily before booting up.

Any help is well appreciated. Thanks so much.

Jay

Are you really sure your charger works? Are you sure your battery is not damaged? Try with a different charged battery and you will get your answers.

I am not experienced with smart phones and therefore would like to seek your advice/assistance regarding an issue that came up with my S 4 GT-I9505 International.

What happened:

- The 4.4 Kitkat update came out on my phone through my provider (Rogers, Canada)
- I downloaded the update via Wifi and began its installation at a relatively low battery
- During the update, precisely after the reboot while the % bar with the android guy was filling up, I plugged in my phone to ensure it would not die (wall outlet)
- Coming back to the phone after some time I noticed it was OFF

My phone is the international version, unlocked and was going to be sent to Europe (Portugal) based on the language of the manual and the fact that it came with a North American adapter.

What I have done since then:

- The phone turns on and the Samsung words appear on the screen with the model number and then it goes BLACK

- When plugged in, it turns on and shows the ''very low'' battery symbol and stays like that

- It is recognized through USB but does not connect to Kies

I have done the factory restore and cache wipes, those work fine. But when I do go to reboot the device I notice that "Error!" appears under the little android guy momentarily before booting up.

Any help is well appreciated. Thanks so much.

Jay

I think it's a case of soft brick..
If your warranty is intact then go to Samsung care they will fix it for you.
Don't tell then what exactly happened. .
Say I updated and it's not working..

Does anyone advise against going to one of those kiosk style cellular repair shops?

Jay

Before doing that, try to buy a new battery and test it. In the worst-case you will get a new replacement battery ; in the better case you will save a lot of money trying to repair something that it is not needed to be repaired.

Good news. So I got on SamMobile.com, grabbed a UK 4.3 Android file and used Odin to flash it onto my unresponsive S4. It worked like a charm and the phone is back up and running.

Just a few questions as I am new to "flashing":

So now that I will have to flash UK releases of the latest firmware as my Canadian network provider will probably brick my phone every time they release the latest firmware, should I simply wait for the internet to have the latest firmware of my regions version and flash it every time via odin?

Also, is flashing over time going to decrease my phone's performance in terms of processing speed and memory (RAM)?

Finally, any suggestions that are different from what I plan to do as described above?

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